Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The village has 1,311 residents and lies in Buckinghamshire, South East.
Quainton’s strongest subject is safety — 6.4 violent and sexual offences and 3.3 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Health is a strength too (A−) — life expectancy 81.8 for men, 84.4 for women. Homes sell for a median £445,000, about 6.4 years of what households in the Buckinghamshire council area earn. Most journeys need a car: on the way to work, 10% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy and incomes, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. Quainton is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
The 3 things Quainton does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Quainton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Quainton is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
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Historic England lists them inside Quainton’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Quainton. Best known first.
MuseumBuckinghamshire Railway Centrein town
Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor2.4 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionGolding Spring Miniature Railwayin townAttractionAttractionQuainton Windmillin townAttractionAttraction · National TrustPullham rockword2.1 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttraction · National TrustTerra degli Etruschi2.2 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Quainton.
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2 reports per 1,000, below both Buckinghamshire’s towns (4.2) and England’s towns (7.8). For its size, Quainton records less crime per resident than 97% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 31% of recorded crime.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 53.7, and 57% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Below is its only school. Its one primary school teaches 175 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quainton Church of England SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 175 | C+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, above Buckinghamshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Quainton’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary and the Holy Cross, Grade I. Historic England’s list names 49 listed buildings locally: 1 Grade I, 6 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
There is no GP practice in Quainton: the nearest is 2 miles off. The nearest A&E to Quainton is Stoke Mandeville Hospital, 7.3 miles away. Also worth knowing: at the census, 86% of people in Quainton called their health good or very good, near Buckinghamshire’s towns (86%) and higher than England’s towns (82%).
| Census 2021 | Quainton | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.4% | 3.6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 14% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 44% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.3%. The car took 88% of commuters, above both Buckinghamshire’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (70%). Home was the main workplace for 44% of workers at the census. 9% of commuters who live in Quainton also work there.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
10% live in social housing, below both Buckinghamshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). Private tenants account for 16% of households. Half of the 63 standard sales inside Quainton’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £445,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £640,000 | 32 |
| Semi-detached | £418,000 | 18 |
| Terraced | £321,000 | 12 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Degrees are held by two in five adults, about level with Buckinghamshire’s towns (39%) and above England’s towns (34%). Children under 15 make up 16% of residents. Line up the people of Quainton by age and the one in the middle is 49.9. The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Quainton | Buckinghamshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 39% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Buckinghamshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quainton | 1,311 | — | — | C+ | A+ | A− |
| Waddesdon | 1,859 | 1.9 | — | B− | B | A− |
| Calvert | 1,434 | 4.3 | — | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Steeple Claydon | 2,530 | 5.1 | C+ | C+ | B | A− |
| Winslow | 5,238 | 5.2 | B− | B− | C+ | B+ |
| Stone | 2,081 | 5.4 | — | C | A− | A |
| Aylesbury | 87,966 | 6 | B | B+ | C− | C |
| Bierton | 1,251 | 6.5 | — | C+ | A− | A− |
Waddesdon, Calvert, Stone and Bierton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 15.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary and the Holy Cross. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £445,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £321,000, semi-detached houses £418,000 and detached houses £640,000.
Village in Buckinghamshire, England
Quainton is a built-up area of 1,311 people, in the Buckinghamshire council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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